The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-27
rh :. w.r. 20 vote, cast, Of which Mr..


There were 80 votes cast, OF which MI
Haze received ~, and Mr.. Bane II. On
motion of d b Snow, the elechon OF Dr.
Huge WAS nude unanimous. The other ON
GERS were all elected by insiructing The
.diu,an, TO cast the vote Of the association,
there being in each case bu, one nomination
The officers elected we're; W, Bean oil
Streator, Senior Vice Commander; Captain
I'm. Major. Of Post No 270, Eureka, Junior
Vice Commander; ". o Ensign, OF Rut'
land surgeon; r Dyer, of OTTAWA, ~
sis,ant surgeon; q. W. Howe, of Tonica,
ouartermaster; Comrade NanIlorn, Of Mag
nola. inspecting officer The meeting then
adjourned,
At THE DRIVING PARK,
The various comp mes that we're to enter
the sham battle formed on the camp grounds
AT one o'clock and marched to the Driving
Park. The people began to pour IN long be-
fore the soldiers got there, and there was
such q crowd as the Driving Park has never
seen before Il on Thur-liJ of the races
there were four thousand people on the
urounl. ~ was estimated. then there were
seven or eight thOustnl there yesterday
a tcrnoon. At ND ,ut two O'Clock Mayor Al
len mounted n sand that had been placed in
front Of the ampl,hcarre, md introduced Gen
John g. Smith, the present Lieut., Governor
of the state After the General had called
the attention of the audience to the many
happy points connected with such re unlon
a. the present, he turned to the pension
question. lie was heartily in favor of lioernl
aud general pen-i)ns. lie went on to give
few statistics 10 show that Rebellion pen
sions we're not nearly as liberal as those OF
earlier date. while the rate of The destruction
in that war was much greater. The soldiers
of the Revolution, the Mexican War, aud the
war of 1872, were all more literally pension.
ell than the soldiers Of the Rebellion. This
he did not cJnsi Ter just, and was strongly in
favor Of more LIBERAL pensions,
Major J. A Conneley was then introduced
by Mayor Allen, and spoke very briefly. e
said IN At there was certain feeling OF pride,
almost OF vanity in a soldier from the simple
fact of Je,ay a soldier, and Of having served
his country. more than that he wanted a
pension lie said that inasmuch as the fir.
ing of the sham battle had begun. he would
do as the boys useu to do, and grab root"
lie sat down, amid voc ferrous applause.
THE BATTLE.
The battle of yesterday afternoon was q
decded improvement over the one of We'd
nesday night. There were six pieces of ar
tillery, and there were bombshells 80 fixed
~ to be very good imitation Of the real
article The Union lines were over by the
stables at the north of the grand stand, and
they had two cannOns there over on last
side o. the track were the Rebel guns. The
Rebel troops started from near the Union
lines, retreating before the Yankees fire.
In this manner they retrenled across the
track, with the artillery keeping up con-
tinual fire. After several reverses aud
skirmishes in which each side was in turu
beaten back, or WAS successful, the Rebs were
driven to the east fence and waved the white
flag The battle vas grand success.
HoMEwhRD BOUND.
On the local freight on the Quincy road
there we're n number Of passenger coaches,
and all were filled to overlooking. There
was n throng ct the Roc. Island depot at all
the trains yesterday afternoon and evening.
The tents were taken up yesterday after
noon, and the tents shipped to the Bushnell
reunion, which takes place next week. The
Big Bend Reunion was, all around grand
and unqualified success. The old vets were
very orderly, sober and well.behaved 10, of
men. Wear glad they came, anl hope they
will come and hold their reunion here again
next year.